One of the officials, who according to press reports was one of several who received gifts of whale meat with an estimated values of $180 to $840, even went so far as to bow in apology to the assembled media.

Junichi Sato, one of the defendants of the Tokyo Two trial and now Executive and Program Director of Greenpeace Japan said of the victory that,

"Greenpeace welcomes the Fisheries Agency of Japan's decision to discipline its officials who had been receiving free whale meat from the whaling operating company. However, FAJ only punished 5 officials while the corruption in the whaling program is much bigger and institutionalized. Greenpeace demands a third-party investigation on the whale meat scandal to reveal the true face of the whaling program."

"…the recognition of the corruption in the whaling program by FAJ itself will strike the credibility of the program significantly,” Sato added.

This is a great victory for Greenpeace and people like you who support the work we’re doing to pressure the Japanese government to end its annual slaughter of whales in the Southern Oceans.

I have to agree with what the majority of the people are saying here. Greenpeace needs to send a boat or boats down to assist in stopping the Japanes...

I have to agree with what the majority of the people are saying here. Greenpeace needs to send a boat or boats down to assist in stopping the Japanese whalers. Japan has been spending millions to try and stop Sea Shepherd(especially since "Whale Wars" started), but it isn't working. Sea Shepherd is becoming stronger and the whalers are becoming weaker. The whalers didn't even get enough whales to break even last year and it was all because of the efforts of Sea Shepherd. If Greenpeace wants to be a true animal & planet saving organization, then they need to get their butts down to Antarctica and actually start saving some whales or they will never see a donation from me.

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(Unregistered) Gabes
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The point really is this no longer a war being fought by just GP and SSCS Anymore, and new groups like Ady Gills Consevation group and Pete Bethunes E...

The point really is this no longer a war being fought by just GP and SSCS Anymore, and new groups like Ady Gills Consevation group and Pete Bethunes ECO are now up and running we have independant groups in Taiji and many many online groups on FB and the web in general, plus we have valuable work done within Nations like Project Jonah which has probably at a direct level saved more than its fair share of smaller whales and made sure those that could not be saved died humanely...I wonder how much this battle between the big Two is really about securing funding for themselves from the man and woman in the street.

At the end of the day bot groups should realise that they are nothing without the support of those who dontate to there causes.

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(Unregistered) the cat sat on the mat
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this proves nothing we already know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maby it would help if green peace did something to really stop the whale hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sc...

this proves nothing we already know that!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maby it would help if green peace did something to really stop the whale hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! screw green peace support sea shepherd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whatch whale wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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(Unregistered) Fuif
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Victory??? How many whales did you save. None.

A couple of years ago, John Hocevar also wrote:

“I am looking forward to a W...

Victory??? How many whales did you save. None.

A couple of years ago, John Hocevar also wrote:

“I am looking forward to a World Oceans Day where I can kick back with a beer and relax, knowing that the oceans are in great shape. I sincerely hope this won't involve time travel or an inter-galactic voyage.”
No, it turns out for John that it involves video games and origami whales.
Now why does this upset me? Because Sea Shepherd is sending three ships and 88 volunteers down to the Southern Ocean at this very moment. We are down here now, awaiting the killers and ready to defend the innocent. We won’t be home for Christmas, we won’t be ringing in the New Year with our friends and family, and we won’t be playing the save-the-whales video game by hunting down cartoon whalers on a computer screen.
And where is John? Kicking back with a beer, most likely after the very expensive Greenpeace Christmas party. And on Christmas Day, as he slices off a piece of turkey and spoons some stuffing on to his plate, he will smile and give thanks that he can be home celebrating with his family because Greenpeace has replaced real ships and real passion with video games and origami.

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(Unregistered) napercussion
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Sea Sheppard may not be the only answer and I'm sure that Greenpeace's efforts are meaningful, however additional boats at the "scene of the crim...

Sea Sheppard may not be the only answer and I'm sure that Greenpeace's efforts are meaningful, however additional boats at the "scene of the crime" keeps the immediate loss of life down (isn’t that what its all about?) while the diplomatic efforts (thousands of miles away) make their slower inroads. Collectively the efforts of both organizations should eventually bring a successful conclusion, however it seems to me that keeping more whales alive in the interim makes sense. Flooding the region with interference for a couple seasons would also certainly accelerate the process by making it economically stupid to continue while diplomatic attempts may drag on and on while whales continue to die. Greenpeace should get down there and join in the fight, get some TV time and show the world your willing to put your money where it is most effective.

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(Unregistered) animalsneedsus
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May God watch over those who are at the Southern Ocean fighting for the whales. Thank you for giving up your holidays with your family and friends. Yo...

May God watch over those who are at the Southern Ocean fighting for the whales. Thank you for giving up your holidays with your family and friends. You are an unselfish group who have hearts for the whales and for the future of our planet. May your fight be victorious! May your foe be weak

You have plenty of support in the hearts of people even if the dollars from GP won't be coming your way.....

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(Unregistered) Arlen
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Brad says: "Instead of throwing stones at one another supporters of both sides (greenpeace and sea shepherd) need to continue to work together to...

Brad says: "Instead of throwing stones at one another supporters of both sides (greenpeace and sea shepherd) need to continue to work together towards total elimination of the whaling industry in japan and else where."

Please tell me everyone - the environmental groups have been chasing ships around the Southern Ocean for two decades now and the Japanese continue to kill whales.

This makes it very clear to me that sending a whole bunch of ships, while it makes for high-drama and good reality TV, is only a small part of the solution.

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(Unregistered) Vader
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Sea Shepherd has just enough funds to send three ships to the Southern Ocean but Greenpeace has plently of funds. If Greenpeace would cooperate with S...

Sea Shepherd has just enough funds to send three ships to the Southern Ocean but Greenpeace has plently of funds. If Greenpeace would cooperate with Sea Shpeherd, a lot more whales could be saved. All Greenpeace has done is eliminate all evidence of Paul Watson being one of the its founders.
Well done Greenpeace!!!
Go Sea Shepherd!!!!!

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